Absorbing, funny, acutely observed book about the inhabitants of a small town in the American Midwest. Reminded me of a Coen brothers film. Made me cry at one point, though.

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It's here! Wow, that was quick. Thanks so much for sending this to me. :-)

I loved this book. It was both very funny and very moving in parts. I liked the way the characters all had their wee quirks. This is making me miss meet ups as this is one I'd take along to recommend. Thanks so much for sharing this one Shnedwards. I am going to hold into it until I find an appreciative reader.

And off it goes in the Already Crossed Book Box.

Taken from the "Already Crossed" Bookbox

Sorry bookfrogster, this found a new reader but it wasn't an appreciative one!

I started off quite liking this, the feeling of dipping in & out of various character's lives, the feel of small town life & the inconsequential things that go on but that was wearing off before I was halfway through.

This anecdotal style of prose made it fine for reading in small spurts, which was good for me as it wasn't something I wanted to pick up & read at length. The lack of a coherent storyline & the chopping about from character to character made things a bit erratic at times. Rather than amusing & quirky, I found the characters were just plain odd & lacking any quality to make them endearing.
For me it was too long & certainly not the "wonderfully funny" read the blurb promised - or maybe it's just my sense of humour is more warped than I thought!

Overall it was okay but this author's writing style isn't for me.

I'll save it for another round of my "Debut Novels" bookbox when it will hopefully find a new reader who will enjoy it more than I did! ;o)

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Released as part of the March 2023 "Oh, the Places We Can Go Release Challenge" (#60) (Drury, New Hampshire, USA)




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